Registering device.



No. 874,635. PATENTED DEG. 24, 1907.

R. STORM, J. F. UNDERWOOD & R. JACKSON.

REGISTERING DEVICE. APPLIcATIoN FILED MAY 1o, 1907.

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No. 874,635. PATENTED DEC. 24, ,1907.

R. STORM, J. F. NDERWUOD 6L R. JACKSON.

REGISTERING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10.1907.

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entrev sterne RALPH STORM,- Josnrs F. UNDEsWoon, AND Rosse-r Ericsson,or WATn'eLoo, IOWA.

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useful improvements in, Registering Devices, of which the following is.e specircetion,

invention relates to improvements in registering devices, andthe objecto'fonr irnprovenients isto provide registering mechenisinto loe usedinreilWny stations in con:

:section with trs-insignels, whereby e record may yhe mede end keptoiipessing treinsend of their stopping for orders. This object we haveaccomplished-bythe mechanism which is hereinafter fully described endclaimed, and which is described in the` eccompenying drawings, in Which-Figure l is. sidiegreihmstic side elevation of 'our improved registeringdevice, with one side of the. casing removed, showing the semeoperatively connected ,with e semaphore maling mechanism. Fig. 2 is efront eleva,-

I tion ot the registering device with the front 4part of the casingremoved, and showing e. peirof such devices cased beside each other iutotherwise independent ot' each other. Fig. 3 isa detail perspective viewot that ,dert ot the apparatus `vvhiclrconteins the circuitclosingdevice end disk lock.' 1Fig. l is e de teil view of aportion 'of therecord tepe, showing its rear side. Fig. 5 is e diagram of the Velectriccircuits between two stations. Figi '6 is e detail view of n portion. otthe record tape and its slottedcssing. Fig. is e.

diegrem showing lthe method of Wiring hetween e station registeringdevice registeringdevices of the stations on either side. Fig. 8 is=enenlarged detail viev.T depictv ing that/part of the epperetus used forpro-- d ucing e punctured record on thetepe. lig. 9 is en enlargeddetail view of the toothed guard -in operative 'contact with therecordtape. g

Siniil'aiyreference characters refer to simi ler parts Athroughout theseveral views.

Ourdevice is particularly intended to op .erste its e. checkagainst bothtreininen'end station operators. :Its action is positive in Ruse torecordfthe movements of passing trains, and its absence of atrecord willalso f ositlvely disclose the fact that e train crew es improperlyrun.by a' stopsignelt l check is providedajgeinst attempts of en op-Specioeton of Letters lzzttent. Appellation mercy 1o, iso?. serie to.372.367,

:strnment is placed in IPetented-Bec. E241-, 1907.'

erstery to remove evi dencesof .his defenles the action of en operatoret another stationis requisite in. order to `the electric circuit usedactuating mechanism to unlock the recording device. Other checks areproegsinst effective tempering with the apparatus to cheijigel orimproperly make a. record, tellihllv disclose the tact of strain,stopping tor, orders, or of its running bye properly placed signalcontrary to the rules.

l The mechanism offeech registering device .is closely incesed et escistntionin shox,

The hoi; has two compertinentsya4 sind b,

seperated troni each other hv e. partition, there being no communicationbetween seid compartments. A conrleteregistering in' llrornpartnient,the instrument in the compartment c being pierced in electricel, circuitivithe similar instrunientl l," located in. estetion to ,one.side,Whiley the instrument int/the compartment b is likewise placedinfenindependent elec*A tricsl circuit with. 'a similar instrument 1310-ceted to .the otherside of the initial Station', the irst pair ofinstruments e end 11'; copersting for signaling trains, moving inieit erdirection hotw'een the initial. station andthe st tion to its lett,While the instruments bland of A'cooperen',e in the seine Way. TheWiring between any pair of such cooperating instrninents isshown in Fig.5, While the conrpleto wiring circuits, oetweensuchpeirsof instrumentsused between the initial stall tion end the neerest sta-tions oneitherside for trains `nmving ineitlier direction, is Clis-` closod in limproved registering device may' be connection :ny approved forni ingfit-vice, vnot for purposes of illusis depictedr es being operatively elsini: ration it connected with e semephoresignel located outside thestation so es to be seen approaching train.

The semaphore is etteched to e lever,49 which is medie-ily pivoted on s.bolt 52 set in nprightsfon the post till' The end of the from l an levert9 has en oriiice to receive the upper' end of the vertice-l rod 4S, andhes -e small ernennt oi" play thereon between nuts secured thereto. Thelower` end of the-rod 48 is supplied with e. weight 47 adapted toexercise stress upon the semaphore tonormallykee it extended in itshorizonte-l signaling posiltion, the end of seid rod below the'weighthevinffe pivotal connection et 46 to the lever A 'record properly medewill in@ Y roo lio mounted by 41-42, the latter pivoted at 4S to someiixed body. The lower end of the bell-crank lever L1i-42 is pivoted at45 to a link 40, which in turn is pivoted to the lower end of' thebellcrank lever @87"37, the latter pivoted at its angle to some liftedbody, and having its upper member vpivo'tcd to the lower end of apitrnan 35, whose upper end is pivoted on a cranlcwstud 35 connectedbetween the disks 53 and 4. The disk 53 is fixed to the. shaft to whichthe outer and smaller disk 69 is iXed, said shalt and disks beingrotated by means ci the crank 33 outside of the casing-box- Thecrank-stud 35 causes a like rotation of the innermost and largest disk4, the latter being mounted on a stud shaft 71 proj ecting from abearing in the partition oi' the casing.

The numeral 13 denotes a pawl pivoted to stud on the inner face of thecasing, and adapted to engage with the single notch 34 in the outer disk69 at a certain position on its circumferential edge, whose use will beeX plained later. l

To the inner face ol the innermost disk 4 near its edge is attached aboss 14, adapted to enter the path oi the reciprocatory plunger S andmove the latter outward at a certain moment in the action of the device,the plunger having an antifriction roller thereon to lfurnish a:trictionless contact with said boss. At a predetermined point on thecircumferential edge of the disk 4 a large right-angled notch 5 islocated to receive the contacting lower corner oi the slider 1. Thiscorner is supplied with an anti-friction roller 6 to insure rictionlesscontact with the edges oi' the notch 5 in the disk 4. The forwardportion olI the slider passes through an orifice in the iront oi thecasing and is supplied with a push-buttonhcad- T he rear portion of saidslider is bent upwardly and then rearwardly in a horizontal member 2 thevertical upward movement oi the latter being` limited by a stop 3. T heupwardly bent portion oi saidslider has a forwardly extending branchwhich forms a stop for the vertical slid cr when the latter is in itslowerinost position. Referring to Fig. 3, it will be scen that theslider 54, which moves in a bearing opening in the lixed block is suranarmature 25 adapted to be attracted to and move into contact with thepoles ot an electro-magnet 24-5S in the' usual manner. An angularly bentarm 29 extends from the lower part of the slider 54, and when the lattermoves upward drawn by the electro-magnet is received ndthin a slot 65 insaid blockBZ. The outer end of the arm 29 has a short upwardly-extendingmember 63 received within a staple or loop 64011 said block 32,Pivotally mounted in bearings in the iront casing and in the block 32 isa short rcclosbaft 07, whose outer end without the furnished with crankThe inter-mediale n ci' said .shalt has a laterally projecting arm 62furnished with insulated electrodes 59 and 61 adapted to contact withthe electrodes 57 and 58 mountedin the block 32 when the arm is in itsloworinost position, and thus close a circuit to be hereinafterdescribed. When the crank 20 is rocked over in the reverse directiontheelectrodes 61 and 59 come in contact with the fixed electrodes 55 and56 mounted in said block 32 on the opposite side of the shaft. A shortarm bearing' a counterweight 31 is laterally extended from the shaft directly opposite to the arm 62, and tends to keep said arm 62 elevatedout ot contact withA the electrodes in the block 32. The upturned member63 of the arm 20, in a certain position of the slider 54 acts as a stopfor the arm 62 preventing the latter irom arriving `at its lowermostposition to eiect Contact between the electrodes thereon and those onthe block 32 thereunder. When the slider 1 is in the position indicatedin Fig. 1,. its rearniost lower corner is locked into thev notch 5 inthe disk 4, eliectually preventing rotation oi the latter. The slider 1cannot be movedv forward so as to clear said notch and permit rotationoi the disk 4, unless the circuit is closed through the electro-magnet24, thus elevating the armature 25 with its attached slider 54, so thatthe lower end of the latter will pass from the path ci the member 2,llflhen the slider 1 is drawn forward, the mechanism is in readiness toperform a registration7 which may be of two kinds as hereinafterdescribed.

ln the inner front lower corner of the' box is a small receptacle orboxingl in which is mounted a rotatable spool 15 enwrapped with a supplyot thin paper tape 16. 'lhis tape, as depicted in l"1g.`4, may be oiuniform length with other tapes ol the kind, and have its rear surfaceprinted with large characters or other arbitrar j devices in or der todivide it into a predetermined number ci spaces of equal lengthsditl'erentlydesignated, to prevent alteration or delaccinent to change acertain record thereon. vEach station is given some arbitrarilydetermined character or characters 111, such characters being written orprinted on each equal division of the rear surface he ta ie, Thiscountersigned character on each ivision is a further saieouard againstalteration or substitution of the ta e. The tape 16 is coni ducted outAoi the oxing through a narrow slot and between the rollers 108 and 109and between toothed guard-combs 103 into a flattened conduit 18. Thecombs 103 have sharp teeth 11.0, and are mounted o posite each other en,pivoted studs 107 so that the teeth bear against leach other with thethin tape 16 between them. lt is obvious that any attempt to tain erwith such tape by drawing it down wou d be intile, the sharp teeth 110would in that event engage the iso ward end of 515 on the sin benin centthe cutting and snclr orilnwe 1s provided for the use of not behow-ere4i vided with gear placed at a err erases n o slr. gli. securesing and a ilat conduit d tin n into hen 23, whose iront may' l i olglass if desired, vbut such .iront he g hinged at the bottom,canordinarilyon account of the catch en creamed at 91 te a hearing.projecting from the inner surface the box cover.

iecting arm lthereto and exten ing through w.. or n the con cover Wherebl D a i- 7 saro lever niarf be depressed at its rear end to elevate itsforward end to release the hook 78 from the catch However the inner endci the said lever has a de ending imiteedge 20 adapted. to be receivelnto a socket- 21 seein-eil to theiront oi the casing immediately beiowthe iront opening of the conduit lill, the 16 passing between suchlrniie and socket, and any attempt 'to open the boi; 2E to withdraw thetape, will result in severing such rape ii'thcarm 19 be de-` pressed. vThe friction-.circles 93 and 95 have each opposed. to each other tworings of minuteteeth which slightly puncture the tape and assist indrawing it up, and the parallel punctnres thnsniade in the tape help toprevent alteration oi' the record thereon. l`he drum 05 is mounted as anidler, but the opposed drum 93 has at one end a flange pro- Lseth 30,the latter ada ted 'the similar gear-test ron to interniesh i thegear-wheel .v

and the wheel in?? lseing mounted on shafts ling i Attached to the outerside of the gear-wheel .50 is a small ratchet-wheel 100. A. short har 97pivotcd. at its forward end to a stud l ler l, and is provided on itsup` per side with several teeth 98 adapted. to he. teeth voi theratchet-wheel 100 wlan re slider is moved backward, but` to ever whenthe slider is4 moved forward, ht cempressiomspring 102 keeping such actwith said ratchet-wheel. :lrward once fthe slider 1 train ol" gearinginduces the rilhon pn. by means of t 'movement of the tape 16 to anextent equal to one -ot its reg .ar subdivisions.-

"vfi'fis shown in lig. 6, an aperture 1T is gement place in tnefrontpart 'of 'the casing innnediately over the tape 16 in the :flat conduit18, hut immediately over Forward. end 10 oi",the. plunger 8,

- the operator, .it-being the intention that at d thence forward througha 1 11 can only make a 'when the slider 1 is reeased and drawn 'for--ing the hook 78v on the for 'Ward andthe. plunger can lonly record itsthe lever 92, the latter ful he' in-` ner end' sail lever has anupwardly robearings :12. 105 and 9; are usedt'o exercise a hac beth. thedrums 93 and rom hearings in the casinglsuch aperture with his stationcharacter and f the date. m73 extends dwnwardlyl-- Jfrom the-sliderl 'dhasaforwardlybent' punch 11` set horizontally opposite 'tothe unch, 10on the plunger 8, so `that whenh` one recordl the `oth are .used'formakin plunger 10 will perforate ord portion 77 at 76 oppositetofthelpuncf ture 7 5 made bythe punch v11'. The punchj 'misturaathetape' puncture;whenv the released 'disk 1 'hasbeen rotateda sufficient4distance to causeits boss '14 to drive said plunger forward' within-itsSmall. compression s rin'gs Ward.

traction 'on the punches 11 and. 10 respec-j tively. A shortdistancebelow the'punches referred to, i's 'a slot `in the casing at v104;, a

curved guidelate 106 extending int-dit' to convey theret oulll theclippings madefby the punches in ma 'ng the punctures in theA- tape 16,said punches moving throughan! opening in the conduit 18 and between ,aplate 105 attached thereto and the plate 106.

Our improved device is operated inthe-f Afollowing manner. In the eventthat a train is approaching a station having'the de vice a--b thereinfrom the West, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 7, and is about to passsaid station, the operator therein having Ahis semaphore 50 in the up orwarningto stop positlon, as indicated by the full lines in Fig.` 1, inthe event that said ope'rator has no orders requiring a stop andvdesires' to, lower the semaphore to its position indicated by thedotted lines to permit the train to pass Without stopping, tor lat thestation next lto theeast bytelehone or telegraph to give him hisassistance in completing an electrical circuit throu h the device beforean adj ustmentof the meollanism can be madeto lower said signal. IAswill be seen by reference to the diagrams in Figs. 5 and?, each circuitis broken in two places, for instance, in the case herei'nbeforesupposed, one break in the circuit will be in box c and the other iiibox a at the station 'I to the east thereof. lhebreakin each case occursin that part of each'. mechanism between the electrodes 59 and 61v onthe-arm Iset in the block'32. operator cannot-close the circuit himself,but requires the assistance or connlvance of an# he must first notifythe 'opera- '62, 'andthe electrodes 57 and 58 or 55 and 56 This beingthe case one v other operator atv a distant station to'electl i the purose.

ive the circuit,v v he closes the break at his en by rocking the Whenthe operator at thev cleshaft 67 so that the bar 62 will move down Wardand cause the electrodes thereon 'to contactlwith'thc electrodes 157-and158 (the latter corresponding with numbered 57 and 58 in' Fig. 3),,which closes -the electrodes.

' the proper subdivision '7 7 of the tape 16 with the punch 11. At'thisjuncture, said operator turns the crank 33 rotating the disk 69 till thepawl 13 engages the notch. 34, and the Amovement of the disk 53 actuatesthe lever 36, and the intermediate connections between said lever andthe semaphore 50, lowering said semaphore, thus signaling theapproaching train to pass, the block being clear ahead, and no orders tostop, The continued rotation of said crank causes the disk 4- and itsboss 14 to also rotate until said boss contacts with and drives forwardthe plunger 8, causing its punch l() to make a record 75 on the'oppositeside of the subdivision 77 of the tape 16, and the two records on onesubdivision thus indicate the fact that the train was allow ed to passwithout orders, and that the semaphore was duly lowered. 'lhe continuedrotation of the disk 4 again brings the notch 5 to its former position,where the. spring 105 causes the slider to again Contact with saidnotch, and the cireuit'being broken through the electro-magnet, theslider 54 again locks the slider 1 against thenotch. A pawl 112 pivotedto the casing and serve, to engage the notch 34 in the disk 69, andprevent any attempt ol the operator to tamper with the mechanism, bytrying to reverse the rotation ol the disks to change the position ofthe semaphore arm 50 without a record beingl taken. When the slider 1 ispushed back by the spring 105, its connected toothed bar causes arotation of the train of gea-rs and the toothed drums, and moves up thetape 16 to uncover another subdivision 77 for record. `When thesemaphore lremains up, and the approaching train stops l'or orders,before the operator can give a clearance card he has to assure himselfthat the block ahead is clear, and he does this in the following wey.lle calls up the operator at the next statipn ahead, and ii the block isclear ahead the latter operator closes the circuit in the mannerhereinbelo-re described. 'the iirst operator then pulls out the releasedslider l, thus making a. record on the tape with its bracketed punch l1,and this record by itself then indicates that the operator has properlyascertained that the block ahead is clear and is his record authorityfor issuing' a clearance card. ln the event that a train should run by araised semaphore, the coiiufidencc ol' a blank record l l i l 1. Adevice of the character described,

,consisting of an electrical circuit between two stations, anelectro-magnet inserted in said circuit at one station, a make-and-brealdevice inserted in said -circuit at the other station, asemaphore-signal device at the former station, means at the same stationforact-uating said semaphore-signal device, locking-means operativelyengaged'between the armatureof said electro-magnet'and saidsemaphore-actuating means adapted to lock the latter in one-position,recorders separately connected with the Asaid lockingmeans and with saidsema-phoreactuatingn means ada ted to independently record the action oft ieir said connections on a tape, a movable tape adapted to receivesuccessive records from said recorders, and inclosures for said tapeadapted to preventalterations in the records impressed therein.

2. AZ device of the character described, consisting of an.electricalcircuit between two stations, an electro-magnet inserted in said circuitat one station, a make-and-break device inserted in said circuit at theother station, a semaphore-signal device at the' former station, meansat the same station for actuating said semaphore-signal device,

locking-means operative y engaged betweenthe armature of saidelectro-magnet and said semaphore actuating means, a movable tape, meansfor progressively moving said tape in connection with saidlocking-means, and recorders separately connected with saidlocking-means and with said semaphoreactuating-means adapted toindependently record the action of their said connections on said tape.

l3. A device of the character described, consisting of two electricalcircuits between separated stations, a make-and-break device in eachcircuit at each station, an electro-magnet in one circuit at onestation, an electro-magnet inthe other circuit at the other station, asemaphore at each station, means at each station for actuating itssemaphore, locking-means at each station adapted to lock its semaphorein one position and adapted to be released only by the adjacentelectro-magnet connected Athereto when the circuit is closed throughsaid device by the use of both of the make-and--break devices at on thetape wir h the failure of the trainmen said stations, and means at eachstation conxiected to seid locking-meses end. to seid recette dislrhaving eiigcgirig nieces thereon end operatively connected with seidsemaphore slgnaldevice, 'c slide edspted to lool; into seid engagingmeans when in s predictor 'mined position, en armature to en gage endloclr scid slide into its seid. preden terniled position, when thecircuit is broken through scid electrosuegnet eed to released from seidslide Wbeii the circuit closed, end s melre-eriddireel; device in sertedin seid circuit et tbe other sts'tl ii,

,. 5. A device of the ober-coter described, consisting of en. electricelcircuit between two stctiorsen electro-magnet inserted in seid circuitet one ststiorr., e semcpscreeig nel device et the seme steticsi, c,rotcteble disk having engsgmg mee-cs therese ond operstivelycocnectsdwith here signal device,I c slide adapted to'locr. roto l'to ' neldeviceet the seme stetiori, rote.

scid 'eligcgiisg mecnsjwhenin e predetern Vmined position, enermcturestop lattested by said electrcerrcgcet end cdepted to hold seidslide in s desired position whence-id cirn cult is broken end to-bedisengsged there from VWlicic the circmt is closed, ssd mela@cadets-eels devices inserted in seid ciicuit et each-steden 1 i 6. A.desiree oi tee chemo-ter descrsoed, consisting of er. electricel clrcoitbetween m seid circuit et one stetioc, e semeplicr disk. having'erige-ging meses thereon and opera-tively connected with seid semaphoresigned device, e slide edcjoted to lock irrt@ sacd engaging means whenin c pre-deter 'mined position, en armature-stop ectiisted by scidelectro--msgnct ccd adapted to hold said slide in e, desiredpositiontvieri seid circuit is broken and to be disengaged there- Jfromwhen seid circuit is closed, c record slip, c recording-device operetiv,y nected to scid slide ssd, edsrited to niiclre c record ori seid slipwhen` tbel slide is diseneged from seid disk, end me? srid-bresfi-ievice inserted ir; seid ciicuit et tile other ing engaging .ineensthereon slid opi connected with scid scmcphoresigrim de-` vice', s slideadapted to lccl; into sci-i erre-cgiug means when iii c. predctermicedposition,

su armature-stop ectucted'bvscid electromztgnet and adapted to hold scidslide in a desired position when seid circuit'is broken and to bedisengaged therefrom when said circuit'isl closed, s record-slip, crecordingdevice, means on scid 'disk adapted to con tect with seidrecording-device and cause the letter to malte e record on seid slipwhen. thev disk is rotated, and sA melie-end-breeli device inserted inseid vcircuit att-he other station.

8. A. device of the character described, consisting of en electricalcircuit between two stations, en electro-magnet inserted in said circuitct one station, e semaphore-signal device et the same station,@rotatable disk having engaging means thereonlsnd operatively connectedwith scid semcplrore--signsl device, c slide edcpted to lock into scidengaging means Ween in a predetermined position, ou armature-stopactuated ,by scid electromcgnet and adapted to hold seid slide in e.desired position when scid circuit nis broken slid to'loe disengagedtherefromrtlien seid circuit is closed, record-sli e recording@` deviceoperatively connecte( to seid sli end adapted to malte c record on seidslip when the slide is disengcgedirom said disk," smotherrecordingdevice, means on seid disk edspted to contact with the letterrecordingdevice and cause it to malice record o'n sacd slip when thedisk is rotcted, end c malte-cnd- -bresk device inserted iii-seidcircuit et the 9. L .device of the olierecter described, consisting cien electrical circuit between two stations, en electrdmolgnet insertedin seid circuit ct one station, s semeplioresignsl device et the semestation, e rotatable dlslrllcfv ing eugsgiiig' means thereon endoperetively connected with seid serriepliore-signsl device, slidesd-cpted to lock into said engaging means when in e predetermined.ositiomsn arrestare-stop ectueted by seid e cetro-meg-4 net and adaptedto hold said slide in .s desired position when said circuit is brokenend to be disengaged therefrom when seid circuit is closed, srecordmepe, tape-envaging means contsctiog with scid tepe enopera-tively connected with scid slide sud cda ted to move seid tape cdesired dists-nce \v` en the slide is.,;moved into engagement with theen ge/ging means on said disk., e recording-device operatively connectedto ,seid slide and miep-ted to make c record on scidnt'e e when theslideis disengaged 'from the dis and a. mcke-snd-brcs'k device insertedin seid circuit et the other'stction.

10. A device of the character described, consisting of sin electricalcircuit between two stations, en electro-magnet inserted in seid circuitet one station, c semaphore-signal device et tliescme station, crotatable disk hevin'g engaging mocos thereon end operatively connectedwith seid semaphore-signal device,

s slide edcpted toloclr into seid engaging ineens when in predcternnnedposition, an armaturestop actuated by seid electro-mag net :ind adoptedto hold. said slide in e desired. position when seia'lcircnit is brokenand to he disengaged thereirfnn when said circuit is closed, arecordtipe, tape-engaging means contacting with said tape endoperativenv connected with scid slide and adapted to move said tape adesired distance when the slide is moved into engagement with thecngeging means on said disk, a, record ing-devi fe,

inea-ns on seid disk cadapted to contact with I said recording-device tocause the letter to ineke a. record on said slip when the disk isrotated, end c, make-nnd.-.hi'e:ik device inserted in said cir init atthe other station.

11. Adevico of the character described, consisting of an. electricalcircuit between two stations, enelectro-magnet inserted in seid circuitat one station, e seincphoresignel deyvice at the saine station, itrotatable disk heving engaging means thereon and operatively connectedwith said scinaphore-signal device, a slide adepti .i to lock into saidengaging ineens when i r. a predetermined position., an armature-stopactuated hy said electro-insgnet and adapted to hold said slide in. edesired position when said circuit is broken en d to he disengagedtherefrom when said circuit is closed, e record-tape, tspe-engsginginea-ns contacting with said tope land operatively connected with saidslide and adapted to inove seid te e a desired diste-nce when the slideis movedl into en agement with the engaging means on seid t isk, meansfor making e record on seid tatpe when either the slide is moved out olengagement v 'ith seid disk 'or whenseid disk is rotated, a casing aboutsaid tape and said 'recording devices, slice-ringmea-ns in said casingadapted to sever seid l tape w ien the letter is pnt under tension belowsaid sneefrine' means and recording.- devices, end a. manc-and-hrczikdevice inserted in seid circuit et the other station.

l2. A device ci the character,described, consisting oi an electricalcircuit between two stations, an c.ectro-msgnet inserted in said circuitet one sts-tion, a semaphore-signal device at the saine ste-tion, erotatable disk hsv ing engaging ineens thereon and operatively7connected with seid seinsphere-signal device, ay slide adapted to lockinto said engaging means when ir s predetermined position, anarmature-stop actuated by said electro-megnet and edap ted to hold seid.slide in e desired position when seid circuit is broken and to hedisengeged therefrom when said circuit is closed, s record-tape,tape-engaging ineens contacting with seid tape and operatively connectedwith seid slide end ade )ted to move seid tape :i desired distance whenthe slide is moved'inteengagement with seid disk, ineens for nie-kingrecord on said tape when either the slide is moved out of engagementwith seid disk or when seid disk is ro teted, shearing-devices bothshove end below to sever el from se of any ed from said recordingdevices and adopted said tape and prevent its wi:l the surroundingcasing by the e' other force thereon than that seid tape-engaging means,i iclosing said tape end seid recording di, and e meke-end-hreak deviceinserted in said circuit et the, other station.

13. A device oilv the character described, consisting of en electricalcircuit loetWt-:en tv/o stations, in elcctro-Inegnet inserted in saidcircuit ttt one station, s semaphore-signal de vice et the seinestation, e rotatable disk heving engaging means thereon end operativelyconnected with said. semaphore-signal device, a 'slide adapted to lockinto seid engaging means when in e predetermined position, anarmature-stop actua-ted by said electro-inagnet and adapted to hold saidslide in a. desired position When said circuit is broken and to hedisengaged therefrom When seid circuit is closed, a record-tepe, seidtape being divided and marked into a predetermined number of spaces ofequal length, tepe-engaging means contacting with seid tape andoperatively connected with said slide and adapted to move said tapethrough one of the said equal spaces Whenever said slide is moved int'oengagement with said disk, means for making e record on one of the saidequal spaces on sind Lepe when either the slide is moved out of erfgegeinent with the disk or when the disk is rotated, end emake-and-hreek device inserted in said circuit at the other station.

14. A. device ol the character described, consisting of en electricalcircuit between tWo stations, an electro-magnet inserted in seid circuitet one station, a semaphore-signal device et the saine stat-ion, erotatable disk having engaging means thereon and operatively ,connectedwith said semaphore-signal device, e slide adapted to lock into seidengaging means when in a ilnedetermined position, an armature-stopactuated oy said electro-inagnet and adapted to hold seid slide in adesired position when said circuit is broken and to be disengagedtherefrom when said circuit is closed, e record-tape, tape-engagingmeans uni und contacting with seid tepc and operatively connected withscid slide :md adapted to move said tape s desired distance when theslide is moved into engagementwithsziid di l ineens for making epui'ictnred record on sontape when either the slide is moved out o1"Ycngagement with seid disk or when seid disk is rotated, e casingentirely inclosing seid tape and scid recording ineens, a conduitadapted to convey out ot' said casing the clippings from the puncturcdtopo, and s inoke-einl-hroek device inserted .in said circuit st theother station.

15. A device of the character described, consisting ot' an electricalcircuit between two sts-tions, en electro-magnet inserted in seidoperatively `connected with said rotatable d1sk, a slide adapted to lockinto said engaging means When in a predetermined position, anarmature-stop actuated by said electroniagnet and adapted to hold saidslide in a `desired positionwhen the circuit is broken and to'bedisengaged therefrom when the oirouit is closed, a record-slip, meansfor making a record on said slip When either the slide is moved out ofengagement With said disk or When said disk is rotated, means forprevent- 15 ing rotation of said disk in one direction, and amake-andebieak device inserted in said oirouit at the` other station.

Signed at Vaterloo, Iowa, this 7th day of RALPH STORM. JOSEPH F.UNDERWOOD. klOBERT JACKSON, l/Vitnes`ses:\\

G. O KENNEDY, H. M. HARER,

